Electroshocker

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Electroshocker
Unlock Cost	3,000
Base Cost	$725
Base Selling Cost	$241
Type	Offensive Support
Placement	Ground
Placement Limit	4
Statistics
Base Damage	3
Damage Type	Chain
Base Firerate	0.858
Base Range	7.5 7 (Chain Range)
Hidden Detection	N/A
Lead Detection	Level 0+
Flying Detection	Level 2+
Immunities	None
Placement Footprint	Average (1.5)

"Zap! Stun enemies and chain your effects!"

―Store Description

"Shoot a bolt of electricity that chains through nearby zombies."

―Former Store Description

Description

The Electroshocker is an advanced tower with the ability to deal damage through chain reactions. At later levels, it also becomes a support tower as it gains the ability to stun enemies. It can be purchased in the store for 3,000. It can also damage Lead enemies from Level 0 and detect Flying enemies from Level 2 onward.

The Electroshocker shoots a lightning-chain projectile that arcs toward and damages (where applicable) a set number of enemies, targeting the closest enemy to the original target. The Electroshocker can also stun enemies for 0.3 seconds (1.25 seconds at Level 5). This completely stops the enemy. The shock time, unlike other slowing towers, does not depend on the enemy's size and is instead the same for each enemy, including major bosses. For enemies with stun immunity, the enemy is not stunned but rather slowed down by 25%. Bosses are not slowed down as much as regular enemies, since the slowdown is weaker on them.

It can drop 5% (15% at Level 4-5) defense with every hit, though it can only remove up to 20% of the defense. For example, if an enemy has 50% defense, the defense can be decreased by up to 10%, down to 40%.

The Electroshocker has a placement limit of four per player.

Upgrades

Level 1 - Improved Handling - $300
+1.5 Range 0.858 > 0.758 Firerate Sell Price changes to $341

Level 2 - Outside Support - $600
+1 Damage +1 Range +1 Max Hits +Flying Detection Sell Price changes to $541

Level 3 - Faraday's Vest - $2,000
+4 Damage +2 Range +1 Max Hits Sell Price changes to $1,208

Level 4 - Lightning Cannon - $5,000
+42 Damage +2 Range +3 Chain Range +2 Max Hits 0.758 > 2.508 Firerate 0.3 > 1 Shock Time 5% > 15% Defense Dropping Sell Price changes to $2,875

Level 5 - Zeus Cannon - $15,000
+50 Damage +2 Max Hits 1 > 1.25 Shock Time Sell Price changes to $7,875

Stats Table

To see all the previous statistics of this tower, see the history page, while for the statistics without the Firerate Bug, visit the Firerate Bug page.

Level	Total Price	Damage	Firerate	Range	Chain Range	Max Hits	Shock Time	DPS	Cost Efficiency
0	$725	3	0.858	7.5	7	2	0.3	3.5	$214.28
1	$1,025	3	0.758	9	7	2	0.3	3.96	$258.84
2	$1,625	4	0.758	10	7	3	0.3	5.28	$307.77
3	$3,625	8	0.758	12	7	4	0.3	10.55	$343.6
4	$8,625	50	2.508	14	10	6	1	19.94	$432.55
5	$23,625	100	2.508	14	10	8	1.25	39.87	$592.55

Skins

To see all the upgrades of a skin, see the gallery page.

Skin	Valentines	Bunny	Hazmat	Ghost
Rarity	Event	Event	Common	Event
Daily Store Cost	N/A	N/A	85	N/A
Obtained From	Valentine Skincrate	Bunny Skincrate	Premium Skincrate	Spooky Skincrate
Skin	Ducky	Vigilante	Frankenstein	TeeVee
Rarity	Rare	Uncommon	Event	Legendary
Daily Store Cost	4,000	4,000	N/A	560
Obtained From	Ducky Skincrate	Vigilante Skincrate	Lunar Overture Season	Deluxe Skincrate
Skin	Classic
Rarity	Rare
Daily Store Cost	360
Obtained From	Deluxe Skincrate

Strategy

• Be aware that the Electroshocker has a placement limit of four.
  • It is best to place these near other towers, as it slows down enemies, so other towers can attack them for even longer.
• Early on, the Electroshocker can be used to clear out hordes of weaker enemies at Levels 0–3, though it will struggle against enemies with higher health, such as the Abnormal Boss.
  • At Levels 4–5, it can also be useful at clearing out stronger enemies, like the Skeleton or Fallen, and weakening enemies like the Giant Boss.
• Use the Electroshocker in areas that enemies pass multiple times or at corners, as it gives the Electroshocker more opportunities to slow down and damage enemies.
  • Intersections such as in the map Crossroads are also viable options.
• The Electroshocker can be very useful against fast enemies, such as the Glitch, while also dealing a decent amount of damage against them, especially when they come in hordes.
• While the maximum range is stated as 14, due to the chain range, this can be further extended.
  • Chain range works by shocking an enemy within another enemy's range, so long as they are within the chain range of that enemy. For example, an enemy outside the range of the Electroshocker may still be shocked if they are within the chain range of another enemy that was shocked. This only applies if the Electroshocker has not reached its maximum number of hits.
  • This can allow the Electroshocker to indirectly hit hidden enemies, like the Shadow, and flying enemies indirectly, such as the Balloon, if it does not have flying detection yet.
  • You can use the DJ Booth to increase the range of the Electroshocker.
    • However, the chain range is not increased.
• Since the Electroshocker can stun any enemy without stun immunity, it can be useful at any point in the game.
  • Unlike most other slowing towers, its stun is not affected by size, making it quite good against larger enemies, like the Mystery Summoner, or even major bosses, such as the Fallen King.
    • For major bosses and enemies with stun immunity, there is no stun effect; rather, the enemy is slowed down by up to 25%.
• The Electroshocker pairs well with towers that take time before they start attacking, such as the Minigunner and Accelerator.
  • The Electroshocker also pairs well with towers with a slow firerate, like the Ranger and Mortar, as it gives them more time to attack enemies with their slow firerate.
• The Electroshocker has lead detection, allowing it to clear out hordes of lead enemies, like the Lead.
  • As it has flying detection, it can also be used to stun and clear out hordes of Lead Balloons and other flying enemies.
• You can use the Commander to decrease the firerate of the Electroshocker, which increases the number of times that it can stun enemies within its range.
• Due to the Electroshockers exceptionally high DPS, it can be very useful to fulfill the Damage Dealer quests quickly.

Trivia

• The Electroshocker, Engineer and Militant are the only towers that detect flying enemies which do not gain flying detection at Level 0.
• The vest that the Level 3+ Electroshocker wears is the Faraday Vest from R2DA, which in turn is named after the scientist Michael Faraday, who studied electricity.
  • The creator of this vest is BelowNatural, the creator of Tower Defense Simulator.
• This tower may be very loosely based on the Plasma Trooper and/or the Stunner from Tower Battles.
• The Tesla Tower, originally used by the first versions of the Electroshocker was a nod to the Wardenclyffe Tower in Shoreham, Long Island, New York, created by Nikola Tesla.
• The first Level 4 upgrade name, "MOAR POWER" could have been a reference to Bloons Tower Defense 6 as there is an upgrade for the Boomerang Monkey called "M.O.A.R. Glaives".
  • However, "M.O.A.R." actually stands for Multiple Object Advanced Ricochet in Bloons Tower Defense 6.
  • It could also be a spoof on "more power".
• The Level 5 upgrade name, "Zeus Cannon" is a reference to an upgraded Thundergun from the Call of Duty franchise, specifically the Zombies mode.

Update History

For previous cosmetic variations, see the gallery page.

• 11 February 2020
  • Electroshocker added.
• 14 February 2020
  • New skin: Valentines
• 4 March 2020
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Range decreased from 9 to 7.
    • Level 3
      • Damage decreased from +8 to +4.
      • Chain range increased from +2 to +3.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +12 to +6.
    • Level 5
      • Damage decreased from +18 to +10.
• 6 April 2020
  • New skin: Bunny
• 29 April 2020
  • New skin: Hazmat
• 29 October 2020
  • Unlock cost decreased from 3,500 to 3,000.
  • Level 10 requirement added.
  • Placement limit increased from 2 to 4.
  • Shock mechanic changed.
    • Shock time is now proportional to enemy size.
    • Shocking now slows down and stops an enemy instead of slowing down enemies by 30% (or 15% for enemies with partial electric immunity).
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Skin rarity added to Premium Skincrate skins.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage decreased from 1 to 0.
      • Max hits decreased from 3 to 1.
      • Chain range decreased from 6 to 3.
      • Shock time increased from 0.25 to 1.
      • Firerate decreased from 3.05 to 3.03.
      • Cost decreased from $500 to $400.
      • Lead detection added.
    • Level 1
      • Cost decreased from $350 to $250.
    • Level 2
      • Damage decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Hidden detection added.
      • Cost decreased from $525 to $400.
      • Renamed from Tesla Tower 3000 to Outside Support.
    • Level 3
      • Damage decreased from +4 to +2.
      • Max hits decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Chain range decreased from +3 to +0.
      • Firerate changed from 3.05 > 2.05 to 3.03.
      • Shock time changed from 0.25 to 1 > 1.5.
      • Cost decreased from $1,250 to $1,000.
    • Level 4
      • Damage decreased from +6 to +2.
      • Max hits increased from +1 to +2.
      • Shock time changed from 0.25 > 0.35 to 1.5.
      • Firerate changed from 2.05 to 3.03 > 2.03.
      • Cost decreased from $4,250 to $3,000.
      • Renamed from MOAR POWER to Lightning Cannon.
    • Level 5
      • Range decreased from +4 to +2.
      • Damage decreased from +10 to +0.
      • Max hits decreased from +4 to +1.
      • Chain range decreased from +6 to +0.
      • Shock time changed from 0.35 to 1.5 > 2.
      • Now drops 1 defense every hit.
      • Cost decreased from $8,500 to $6,500.
      • Renamed from Ultra Violet Lightning to Shock Force.
• 23 November 2020
  • New skin: Ghost
• 8 May 2021
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost decreased from $400 to $325.
    • Level 5
      • Defense dropping changed from 1 to 1%.
• 12 March 2022
  • Firerate decreased due to the Firerate Bug being made less severe.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Firerate changed from 3.03 to 3.008.
    • Level 4
      • Firerate changed from 3.03 > 2.03 to 3.008 > 2.008.
• 21 December 2022
  • Level requirement removed.
  • Skin rarity added to all skins.
  • Hazmat skin rarity changed from Rare to Common.
• 21 March 2023
  • Shock time is no longer proportional to enemy size, now its the same for every enemy.
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Damage increased from 0 to 2.
      • Range increased from 7 to 7.5.
      • Chain range increased from 3 to 6.
      • Max hits increased from 1 to 2.
      • Firerate decreased from 3.008 to 0.908.
      • Shock time decreased from 1 to 0.
      • Cost increased from $325 to $800.
    • Level 1
      • Firerate changed from 3.008 to 0.908 > 0.808.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +1.5.
      • Cost increased from $250 to $325.
    • Level 2
      • Damage increased from +0 to +2.
      • Range decreased from +1 to +0.
      • Max hits increased from +0 to +1.
      • Cost increased from $400 to $900.
      • Hidden detection removed.
      • Flying detection added.
    • Level 3
      • Damage increased from +2 to +4.
      • Range increased from +0 to +1.
      • Firerate changed from 3.008 to 0.808 > 0.658.
      • Shock time changed from 1 > 1.5 to 0.
      • Cost increased from $1,000 to $3,000.
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +2 to +37.
      • Range increased from +0 to +4.
      • Shock time changed from 1.5 to 0 > 0.35.
      • Firerate changed from 3.008 > 2.008 to 0.658 > 2.008.
      • Cost increased from $3,000 to $5,000.
    • Level 5
      • Damage increased from +0 to +45.
      • Range decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Chain range increased from +0 to +2.
      • Max hits increased from +1 to +3.
      • Shock time changed from 1.5 > 2 to 0.35 > 0.5.
      • Firerate changed from 2.008 to 2.008 > 2.508.
      • Cost increased from $6,500 to $13,500.
      • Renamed from Shock Force to Zeus Cannon.
• 12 May 2023
  • New skin: Ducky
• 24 June 2023
  • New skin: Vigilante
• 28 October 2023
  • Stunned enemies now slow down before being completely stopped.
• 31 October 2023
  • New skin: Frankenstein
• 10 February 2024
  • Bug: Electroshocker when placed down does not appear, does not count for the tower placement limit, prevents towers from being placed in the area and takes cash as if it was placed down normally.
• 11 February 2024
  • Bugfix: Electroshocker can now be placed down properly.
• 1 April 2024
  • New skin: TeeVee
  • Bug: TeeVee skin cannot be equipped in the intermission lobby.
    • This was fixed later the same day.
  • Bug: TeeVee skin breaks the tower icon and stats in the tower hotbar.
    • This was fixed later the same day.
• 7 June 2024
  • New skin: Classic
• 21 June 2024
  • Bug: Damage is no longer boosted by damage buffs.
• 2 August 2024
  • Statistical changes:
    • Base
      • Cost decreased from $800 to $725.
      • Damage increased from 2 to 3.
      • Firerate decreased from 0.908 to 0.858.
      • Chain range increased from 6 to 7.
      • Shock time increased from 0 to 0.3.
      • Defense dropping increased from 0% to 5%.
    • Level 1
    • Cost decreased from $325 to $300.
      • Firerate changed from 0.908 > 0.808 to 0.858 > 0.758.
    • Level 2
      • Cost decreased from $900 to $600.
      • Damage decreased from +2 to +1.
      • Range increased from +0 to +1.
    • Level 3
      • Cost decreased from $3,000 to $2,000.
      • Range increased from +1 to +2.
      • Firerate changed from 0.808 > 0.658 to 0.758.
      • Max hits increased from +0 to +1.
    • Level 4
      • Damage increased from +37 to +42.
      • Range decreased from +4 to +2.
      • Chain range increased from +0 to +3.
      • Firerate changed from 0.658 > 2.008 to 0.758 > 2.508.
      • Defense dropping changed from 0% to 5% > 15%.
      • Shock time increased from 0.35 to 0.3 > 1.
    • Level 5
      • Cost increased from $13,500 to $15,000.
      • Damage increased from +45 to +50.
      • Firerate changed from 2.008 > 2.508 to 2.508.
      • Chain range decreased from +2 to +0.
      • Max hits decreased from +3 to +2.
      • Shock time changed from 0.35 > 0.5 to 1 > 1.25.
  • Bugfix: Damage is now boosted by damage buffs.

Notes